Consider it President Joe Biden’s climate debutante ball. The White House will convene a two-day summit this Thursday and Friday in which it will unveil its new emissions-cutting goal to world leaders, in a bid to restore America’s reputation in the polite society of global carbon negotiations. The virtual conference […]
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Biden’s big difference? Diversity | TheHill
The Senate’s confirmation of Rep. Deb HaalandDeb HaalandThe Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Split screen: Biden sells stimulus; GOP highlights border Progressives celebrate historic Haaland vote OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate confirms Haaland to lead Interior | House Republicans pitch nuclear, natural gas as ‘cleaner’ energy future | Congress […]
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Trump Emboldened Extremists. They Could Spell Trouble For Biden’s Interior Department.
In October 2019, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) led a House subcommittee hearing on the effects of anti-government extremism on federal land management officials. The Government Accountability Office had recently documented more than 350 incidents of threats and assaults targeting land management employees between 2013 and 2017. As the watchdog group […]
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Many of Biden’s nominees of color run into turbulence in the Senate
Controversy has centered on endangered nominee Neera Tanden, who would be the first Indian American to lead the Office of Management and Budget, typically a low-profile post. Her detractors, including Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, have seized on scores of pointed attacks that Tanden has made via […]
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Joe Biden’s Nominees Of Color Are Facing Outsize Opposition
A number of President Joe Biden’s nominees of color are facing opposition in the Senate, and their increasingly frustrated supporters are mobilizing against the harsher scrutiny these nominees have faced compared to their white counterparts. This week, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) threw the confirmation of Neera Tanden into doubt when […]
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Deb Haaland Confirmation: Interior Nominee Sidesteps Question on Biden’s Keystone XL Order
Rep. Deb Haaland (D., N.M.) speaks during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior Secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., February 23, 2021. (Graeme Jennings/Reuters) Representative Deb Haaland (D., N.M.) on Tuesday would not say whether she agrees with President Biden’s […]
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Biden’s immigration bill could wreck his majority, but Democrats have opportunity to do the right thing
I don’t understand why President Joseph Biden sent his U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 to Congress. It has little, if any, chance of passing, and it may cause the Democrats to lose their majorities in the House and the Senate. Moreover, it will make many people very angry if it […]
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The opportunity of Biden’s Cabinet
Before becoming president, Joe BidenJoe BidenPostal Service posts profits after surge in holiday deliveries Overnight Defense: Pentagon pushes to root out extremism in ranks | Top admiral condemns extremism after noose, hate speech discovered GOP senators send clear signal: Trump’s getting acquitted MORE repeatedly pledged to select a Cabinet that looks […]
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Biden’s efforts on climate is a start but what about including biodiversity?
After moving backwards for four years on all things related to the environment under the Trump administration, the Biden administration has put forward an ambitious plan to protect 30 percent of federal lands and water by 2030 as part of its broader climate initiative. This places the U.S. back into a […]
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Biden’s Oil-Leasing Review May Alter Royalties Set in 1920s
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s moratorium of oil and gas leasing buys time for a broad review of whether — and how — fossil fuels should be extracted from lands under the U.S. government’s control. The result could have a profound impact on an industry that employs hundreds of thousands […]
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Unpacking Biden’s New Environmental Executive Orders
For the second time in as many weeks, President Joe Biden issued sweeping executive orders to confront global climate change and other environmental crises. The orders elevate climate change as a key foreign policy and national security priority, temporarily pause new oil and gas leasing on federal lands, and set […]
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Biden’s pause on oil cause for big concern in New Mexico
Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Published 7:30 p.m. ET Jan. 22, 2021 Albuquerque, N.M. – President Joe Biden’s 60-day moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases and drilling permits is prompting widespread concerns in New Mexico, where spending on education and other public programs hinges on the industry’s success. […]
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What Biden’s Cabinet picks mean for the hardest-hit US industry
No American economic sector has suffered more from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic than travel and tourism, which netted losses of 4.5 million jobs and more than $500 billion in direct spending to close out 2020. As restrictions and lockdowns continue around the country, the latest monthly jobs report […]
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Springsteen opens Biden’s ‘Celebrating America’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration (all times local): 8:55 p.m. Bruce Springsteen sang “Land of Hope and Dreams” as he stood alone with his guitar in front of the Lincoln Memorial to open “Celebrating America,” a broadcast special to honor the inauguration of President Joe […]
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Here Are President Biden’s Plans for Student Debt Relief
Editorial Independence We want to help you make more informed decisions. Some links on this page — clearly marked — may take you to a partner website and may result in us earning a referral commission. For more information, see How We Make Money. President Biden will take immediate action […]
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Biden’s inauguration today: Start time, schedule, performances, how to watch
Joe Biden will be sworn in as president, and Kamala Harris as vice president, on Jan. 20. Getty Images This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will officially be sworn in today […]
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Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday: Start time, schedule, performances, how to watch
Joe Biden will be sworn in as president, and Kamala Harris as vice president, on Jan. 20. Getty Images This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Wednesday, Jan. […]
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Biden’s chief aide says president wants teams, no rivals
As he takes office in the face of the most substantial set of crises facing any new president in almost a century, President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenCotton: Senate lacks authority to hold impeachment trial once Trump leaves office Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will introduce impeachment articles against Biden ICE acting […]
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Biden’s chance to renew reservation economies
As President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenTrump calls Georgia Senate runoffs ‘both illegal and invalid’ in New Year’s tweets Judge dismisses Gohmert’s election suit against Pence Ex-GOP senator suggests forming new party, calls Trump ‘ringmaster’ of Republicans MORE’s cabinet appointments roll out, environmentalists will see a victory with the appointment of Rep. […]